How to Write Clearly At Work

It may not be a popular topic of discussion, but I still think its important.

Listen to David Silverman, author of the Words at Work blog on HarvardBusiness.org and of Typo: The Last American Typesetter or How I Made and Lost 4 Million Dollars discuss better business writing (which in his mind includes writing clear emails).  Here are some good quotes I picked up:

• No writer would think of themselves as fantastic without an editor.
• We should be rewarded for fewer words instead of more.
• All first drafts are pretty terrible..... the rewriting where the effort is.
• Email has replaced the memo.
• The reason you don't get anything done is because you're responding to emails that were poorly written.
• It is not fair to mark a document "Draft" as if it excuses you from making the document any better.
  

There's a discussion on writing a resume and cover letter also for those looking for a job today.

Check it out at How to Write Clearly at Work (also on iTunes).  Here's a link to his book too.